The Ukrainian military in one month regained control over a larger area of territory than the Russian army captured in the same period. This is the first time since the Kursk operation of 2024.
This is reported by the statement of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky, informs the portal PromPolitInform.
According to the commander-in-chief, the Defense Forces of Ukraine are trying to intercept the operational initiative and force the Russians to play by their rules.
“For the first time since 2024, when we conducted the Kursk offensive, our troops regained control over a larger area of Ukrainian land in a month than the enemy captured in the same time,” Sirsky said.
He specified that such results were discussed during a working meeting on the results of the activities of the Armed Forces in February.
In particular, Ukrainian troops continue the counteroffensive operation in the Alexander direction. There, units of the Air Assault Forces for a month regained control of 285.6 square meters. km of territory.
Since the beginning of the operation, the Defense Forces have regained control over more than 400 square kilometers of Ukrainian land.
Sirsky added that Ukrainian defenders restrain the enemy in many other areas “and sometimes have progress.”
Despite the quantitative superiority of almost three times, the enemy is forced to postpone the dates of its planned operations, patch holes in the defense and transfer troops from other directions, the commander-in-chief said.
Recall that recently, ISW analysts received evidence confirming Ukraine’s success on the battlefield in February.
In addition, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky in an interview with the newspaper Corriere della Sera said that since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has liberated about 460 square kilometers of territory.
Earlier, a similar assessment was voiced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, noting that in February the Defense Forces regained control over a larger area of the territory than Russian troops captured during the same time.
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